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Sunday, April 8, 2012

HAPPY EASTER IN MANY LANGUAGES


HAPPY EASTER IN MANY LANGUAGES




Easter is mainly a Christian festival and is not universally celebrated.

Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, rsp = response



Language
1.     Afrikaans
2.    Albanian
Gëzuar Pashkët
3.    Amharic
መልካም ፋሲካ (me’elkam fasika)
4.    Arabic (Modern Standard)
(fiṣḥ sa'īd) فصح سعيد
Christ has risen (el maseeh qam)
المسيح قام
rsp - Truly he has risen (haqan qam)
حقاً قام
5.    Arabic
(Lebanese)
El Maseeh Qam (Christ has risen)
Haqan Qam (Truly he has risen - rsp)
6.    Armenian
Քրիստոս յառեաւ ի մեռելոց
(Kuhreestos harryav ee merrelotz)
- Christ is risen from the dead
Օրհնեալ է յառութիւնն Քրիստոսի
(Ornyal eh harrootyunuhn Kuhreestosee)
- Blessed is the resurrection of Christ (rsp)
7.    Aromanian
Hristolu s-aflà! (Christ has risen!)
Dealihea cà s-afla! (He has risen indeed! - rsp)
8.    Assyrian
Ghyamta d'maran hoya brikhta
9.    Azerbaijani
Pasxa bayramınız müqəddəs olsun
10. Basque
11.  Bengali
ঈস্টর এর শুভেচ্ছা নেবেন।
(easter er shubhechha neben)
शुभ ईस्टर (subh iistar)
13. Bikol
Maogmang Pagkabuhay na Liwat ni Kristo
14. Breton
Pask Seder
Христос Воскресе (Hristos Voskrese) Christ has risen
Воистина Воскресе (Voistina Voskrese) Truly, he has risen - reply
Честит Великден (Čestit Velikden)
16. Catalan
Felis Påsgua
復活節快樂 (fuhkwuhtjit faailohk)
復活節快樂[复活节快乐] (fùhuójié kuàilè)
復活節快樂 (ho̍k-o̍ah-chat khòai-lo̍k)
21. Cornish
23.Czech
24.Danish
25.Dutch




1.     Esperanto
2.    Estonian
Häid lihavõttepühi
3.    Faroese
Gleðilig páskir
4.    Fijian
Vanuinui vinaka ni Siga ni Mate
5.    Finnish
Hyvää Pääsiäistä / Iloista pääsiäistä
6.    French
7.    Friulian
Buine Pasche
8.    Galician
9.    Georgian
გილოცავთ აღდგომას (gilocavth aghdgomas) - frm
გილოცავ აღდგომას (gilocav aghdgomas) - inf
ქრისტე აღდგა (kʻriste aghdga)
10. German
11.  Greek
Καλό πάσχα (Kaló pásha)
Χριστός ανέστη! (Hristós anésti) - Christ has Risen
Αληθώς ανέστη! (Alithós anésti) - Truly he has Risen (rsp)
Bònn fèt pak
Hau ʻoli Pakoa, E ʻōlelo mālie
14. Hebrew
(chag pascha same'ach) חג פסחא שמח
15. Hindi
शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsar)
Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket
Krisztus feltámadt! (Christ has raisen)
Valóban, feltámadt! (Truly, he has risen - rsp)
Áldott Húsvétot kívánok! (I Wish You a Blessed Easter!)
Selamat Paskah
Cáisc Shona Dhuit/Dhaoibh, Beannachtaí na Cásca
復活祭おめでとうございます (fukkatsu-sai omedetō gozaimasu)
イースターおめでとうございます (īsutā omedetō gozaimasu)
Jouaiyeux Pâques
24.Korean
행복한 부활절이 되시길(haengpoghan puhwarcheori toesikir)
25.Latin



1.     Latvian
2.    Lithuanian
Su šventom velykom! Sveiki sulaukę šventų velykų!
3.    Luxembourgish
4.    Macedonian
Среќен Велигден(Sreken Veligden)
Христос воскресе(Hristos voskrese) Christ has risen
Навистина воскресе (Navistina voskrese)
Truly, he has risen - rsp
5.    Malayalam
ഈസ്റ്റര് ആശംസകള്! (iistar ashamsakal!)
6.    Maltese
L-Għid it-tajjeb
7.    Manx
Caisht sonney dhyt
8.    Māori
Ngā mihi o te Aranga
9.    Marathi
शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsar)
God påske
11.  Occitan
12. Pashto
ښه او خوشحال اختر
(kha aw khushal akhtar)
13. Persian
(eide pak mobārak) عيد پاک مبارک
14. Polish
Boa Páscoa, Páscoa Feliz, Feliz Páscoa
16. Punjabi
ਈਸਟਰ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ (īsar khuśyāvālā hove)
Paşte Fericit
Hristos a inviat! (Christ has risen!)
Adevarat ca a inviat! (Truly, he has risen - rsp)
18. Russian
Христос воскресе(Xristos voskrese) Christ resurrected
воистину воскресе(voistinu voskrese) truly resurrected - rsp
19. Samoan
Ia manuia le Eseta
A' Chàisg sona
21. Serbian
Христос васкрсе(Hristos vaskrse) - Christ resurrected
Ваистину васкрсе(Vaistina vaskrse) - truly resurrected (reply)
Bona Pasqua
23.Slovak
Veselé prežitie Veľkonočných sviatkov
25.Somali
Easter wanaagsan



1.     Spanish
2.    Swahili
Heri kwa sikukuu ya Pasaka
3.    Swedish
4.    Swiss German
Schöni Oschtere
5.    Tagalog
Maligayang pasko ng pagkabuhay
6.    Tamil
ஈஸ்ட்டர் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்
(Easter nal vaazthukkal)
7.    Telugu
శుభ ఈస్ఠర్ (shubha eestar)
8.    Tetum
Feliz Paskua
9.    Thai
ርሑስ ብዓል ፈሲካ (ይግበረልካ) (rHus bˋal fesika (ygberelka))
11.  Tongan
Ma'u ha 'aho Pekia fiefia.
12. Tsotsil
Lek me ech'an ti ta k'uxul orae
13. Tswana
Malatsi a paseka aa itumedisang
14. Turkish
Paskalya yortunuz kutlu olsun
(Note: most Turkish people are Muslims and do not celebrate Easter)
Христос Воскрес! (Khrystos Voskres!)
= Christ is Risen!
Воїстину Воскрес! (Voyistynu Voskres!)
= Truly He is Risen! - reply
З Великодніми святами(Z Velykodnimy sviatamy)
16. Urdu
(eid mubarak) عید مبارک
Bona Pasqua
19. Volapük
Lesustanazäli yofik
20.Welsh
ku Ay Ajinde
22.Zulu